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65m-wide, 20m-drop waterfall of dragon legend, with Fudo-son enshrined at its basin as the finest falls on the Nakagawa

Ancient shrine founded in 807 on the Tochigi-Ibaraki prefectural border, nationally renowned as the Owl Shrine of fu-ku-rou (no-hardship) faith

Soto Zen temple founded by the Nasu clan in 1420 overlooking Ryumon Falls, where the roar of the cascade deepens Zen practice

Ancient shrine of Susanoo said to have been founded in the Heian period as guardian of the Karasuyama castle town and stage of the Yamaage Festival

Fire-prevention guardian invited by the Nasu lords of Karasuyama Castle for demon-gate protection, with July festival mikoshi and floats enlivening the castle town

Celebrated Soto Zen temple preserving the graves of successive Karasuyama domain lords of the Nasu and Okubo clans

Mountain castle ruins built by the Nasu clan in 1418, a Warring States stronghold integrated with the Nakagawa riverside castle town

Martial deity shrine revered by the Nasu lords of Karasuyama Castle, spiritual pillar of warrior culture and the castle town since the Muromachi period